1
as in to crack
to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language
we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet
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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher
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Recent Examples of decipher
As Guidry and Bowen try to decipher what led to Adam’s murder, viewers are taken on a ride.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 May 2025
As advocates on both sides of the police accountability debate decipher what Trump's about-face means for those communities, some are now focusing on what his administration might do next as allies seek to redefine the summer of 2020.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Scholars are also working to decipher khipus by sorting them into genres.
—Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
After surveying for over 40 consecutive breeding seasons, researchers were able to decipher the relationship between breeders and helpers.
—Jay Kakade
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 May 2025
As advocates on both sides of the police accountability debate decipher what Trump's about-face means for those communities, some are now focusing on what his administration might do next as allies seek to redefine the summer of 2020.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Scholars are also working to decipher khipus by sorting them into genres.
—Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
After surveying for over 40 consecutive breeding seasons, researchers were able to decipher the relationship between breeders and helpers.
—Jay Kakade
may 18, New Atlas, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decipher
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Because the game can break on slot pass to Sam Bennett, crack a bar.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Nearly Every Miley Cyrus Vinyl Album Has Hit the Top 10 Throughout her career, Cyrus has pushed five projects to the Official Vinyl Albums chart, and all but one have cracked the top 10.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Ranked from the top, they are understood to be The Eastern Gate, The Thaw, Spain’s When No One Sees Us, X-rated Queen, and A Decent Man.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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To understand how the deportation dragnet works, TIME joined ICE officers on a pair of morning raids in the New Orleans area.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 2025
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His game just translates better to the NBA as a 3-and-D guy.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Labor represents the primary expense driver, and wage increases translate directly into operational costs without the cushioning effect available to manufacturers.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Brandon Galli-Graves, Staff Attorney at Justice Action Center, said that the organization does not know how DHS will conduct immigration enforcement toward beneficiaries of the program.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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As someone who lost their father before doing Top Chef and knowing the fire that can ignite someone going into this competition is unattainable.—
Buddha Lo,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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He was later fired for misconduct stemming from the case and broke his silence in a series of interviews after Read's verdict was announced, after he was not invited to take the stand in her second trial.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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The idea was that a group of military commandos would break quarantine and try to get to the place where the virus had originated, in order to find a cure.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Algorithmic Literacy encompasses comprehending how AI systems process information, make decisions and generate insights — not as programmers.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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In his final days, which my young mind couldn’t fully comprehend, a fresh bottle sat by his hospital bed.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
13 June 2025
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But Northwood could not decode the message due to a coaxial cable being plugged into the wrong port.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
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As with everything Mott, this example of Mott-speak needs a measure of decoding.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Their relations date back to Pakistan's founding amid the United Kingdom's partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, with Iran being the second nation after the U.K. to recognize Pakistan's independence.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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This new list will recognize the world’s leading higher education institutions based on academic performance, student outcomes, and the institutional learning environment.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
20 June 2025
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“Decipher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decipher. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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